The SER was formed to construct a route from London to Dover. Branch lines were later opened to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Canterbury and other places in Kent. It absorbed or leased other railways, some older than itself, including the London and Greenwich Railway in 1845 and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. Most of the company's routes were in Kent, eastern Sussex and the London suburbs, with a long cross-country route from Redhill in Surrey to Reading, Berkshire. The company also operated a number of ships to the Continent.
1899 effectively merged with the London, Chatham and Dover Railway to form the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SE&CR).
It was formally abolished in 1923.
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Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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